The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
ALL THE NEWS
OF WEST VIRGINIA RECORDED IN
BRIEF SPACE.
Incidents and Accidents and Matters
Miscellaneous.
Am Scissors Aut Niha.


The Sheriff of Jefferson county
threatens to levy upon and sell
property for taxes.
Track laying has commenced on
the Huntington extension of the
Ohio River Railroad.
The State Board Of Examiners
will hold their first examination in
the Second Congressional district at
Keyser, August 4, 5 and 6.
Pickelseimer, the Logan county
murderer, recently tried in the cir
cult court of that county, was con
victed of manslaughter and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
The monroe Wdtchmda says forty
three head of lambs, three months
old, owned by H. A. Neal, Esq, OF
Gap Mills, that county, were weigh
cd up few days since, and averaged
eightyfve pounds.
A young man from Clarksburg
was arrested in Parkersburg a few
days ago for stealing watch and
some money from fellow workman.
They were both painters. Young
Fordyee was taken home by his
father the parties declining to pros
ecute.
Governor f. Willis Wilson and
family are at the Salt Sulphur
Springs, in Monroe county. There
are over one hundred and fifty guests
at this resort. This season, thus
far promises to be very prosperous
one for the summer resorts in this
State.
Mrs. Frances Baker. of Peters
burg, died last Thursday of hemor-
rhage. She had left her daughters,
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Forman, only
few moments to go to her home.
She had reached home and fallen on
the porch where she was found ~
ing in a pool of blood that had run
from her mouth.
Lewis Woodmansee, once we'll
known citizen of Wheeling, and for
many years proprietor of the Grant
House in that city, committed sui
eide at his home in Belmont county,
Ohio, on Saturday. He had been in
poor health for some time which, to-
gether with financial embarrass-
ment, is supposed to have been the
cause.
An unknown negro has been plac-
ed in Jail at Ronceverte, charged
with robbing. He was seen to break
into house at Fort Spring occu-
pied by railroad men where he rihed
the trunks of several valuables.
The police surprised him while he
was at work, but he started to run
and it was only after several shots
had been fired at him that he halted.
Will billiard, young man about
lS years old who had been employed
for some time past ON the stock farm
Of 2. A. Boyd, situated about four
miles from Union, Monroe county,
was almost instantly killed by a
kick aimed by a stallion he was
handling, at another horse. The
blow struck the young man on the
left breast just over the heart. He
spoke but once afterwards, and in
less than a minute he was dead.
A sad accident occurred in Mason
county few days since. Mrs.
Mary Brown, mother of William
Brown, a well-known citizen, eighty
four years of age, for some years
past has been in the habit of getting
up in her sleep and wandering about
her room. In this case, she opened
the shutters of a window opening
out on the roof of a portico, walking
out on this she stepped off, fell a
distance of sixteen feet and was in
stantly killed.
A -year-old child of a man
named Watson, living at Evansville,
Preston county, while playing about
the house, was bitten in the wrist
by large copperhead snake. The
snake fastened it's fangs so deeply
in the child's wrist that the reptile
could not free itself, but hung to the
little ones wrist until the large fam
lily dog laid hold of the snake and
tore it loose and shook the life out
of it. The child was severely bitten,
and its recovery is considered an i'm
possibility.
Hon. VIM. NJ Clements has pre-
sented to the Clements Guards, of
Warrington manificent stand of
colors, consisting Of a large silk flag
5x7 feet, with heavy gold cords and
gold fringe. The banner is of heavy
blue silk, Al by 6 feet, with gold
fringe and heavy cords and tassels.
On one side is the coat of arms of
the State and on the other is the
name of the company, etc. There
are also two small banners, for mark
ers. The flag and staff each have a
handsome silver plate, with suitable
inscriptions.
Mondays Parkersburg Journal
says: Last evening aboat 1880
o'clock the cries of child were
heard in the alley near Howard Far
rows residence, on Juliana street,
and of course at once attracted
crowd. The first persons to appear
on the scene were Mortified to find
woman lying there in the alley, per-
fectly unconscious, and her little
son weeping and wailing over her.
The woman proved to be Mrs. Perry
Farrow. She had left her home on
Market street and had gone up this
alley toward the residence of the
man for whom she seems to have
strange infatuation, and had proba-
bly, taken laudunum, hoping to end
her existence there. A crowd at
once collected, and DR.. G. j. Scott
was called. Mrs. Farrow, still in
an unconscious condition, was taken
home in a carriage. The proper an
tidotes were administered and she
has about recovered.
A very bold attempt was made to
rob the bank at Anderson, on the C.
Il o. road, one night last week. 1t
was about ii o'clock and the west
bound passenger train was nearing